Franklin, Dan, 1912-2002
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1912 - 2002
Biography
Dan Franklin (1912-2002) was a music supervisor and songwriter for Warner Brothers.
Dan Franklin was born January 22, 1912. He worked at Warner Brothers as a supervisor of the Music Preparation Department, and was a successful songwriter and musician. Dan was good friends with film composers Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin. Daniel Franklin passed away January 14, 2002.
Citation:
MSS 9068; Collection of interviews by James D'Arc; Arts and Communications; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.Dan Franklin obituary, via WWW, November 29, 2017 (born January 1912, music supervisor and songrwiter at Warner Brothers; married to Anita; died January 14, 2002)
Los Angeles Times obituary website, published January 23, 2002.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dan Franklin interview, 2001 December 11
File
Identifier: MSS 9068 File 20
Scope and Contents
Includes discussion of Max Steiner.
Dates:
2001 December 11
Dan Franklin papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3120
Scope and Contents
Contains ten CDs of interviews with Dan Franklin, a photocopy of Max Steiner manuscript of a theme from "A Summer Place," titled "Molly and Johnny," a CD of Max Steiner recording session outtakes, and a CD of guitar recordings of Steiner scores.
Dates:
approximately 1993
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections